Microwaves and Radar Institute
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Münchener Straße 20, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Weßling, PO: 82234 (Germany)
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User-defined requests made via the TanDEM-X Science Service System : https://tandemx-science.dlr.de/
TanDEM-X (TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement) opens a new era in spaceborne radar remote sensing. The first bistatic SAR mission, is formed by adding a second, almost identical spacecraft, to TerraSAR-X and flying the two satellites in a closely controlled formation with typical distances between 250 and 500 m. Primary mission objective is the generation of a consistent global digital elevation model with an unprecedented accuracy according to the HRTI-3 specifications. Beyond that, TanDEM-X provides a highly reconfigurable platform for the demonstration of new SAR techniques and applications.